Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Jul 15, 2005
Boeing and China Cargo Airlines, a subsidiary of China Eastern Airlines, finalized an agreement for the acquisition of two 747-400ER freighters valued at $430 million at list prices. The carrier will take delivery of the aircraft in July 2006 and August 2007 and they will be used to expand the operating capacity of its routes. At present, its fleet consists of six MD-11Fs.
Jul 14, 2005
Wizz Air yesterday said it signed a letter of intent with Airbus to purchase up to 24 V2500-A5-powered A320 family aircraft valued at $1.4 billion at catalog prices. IAE valued the engine portion at $400 million. Wizz Air also signed up for a long-term Fleet Hour Agreement covering the engines. The carrier said the aircraft will be configured with 180 seats in a single class. A delivery schedule was not announced.
Jul 12, 2005
Global ePoint received an order from Thomas Cook Airlines UK to expand its current Cockpit Door Surveillance System to include digital video recording. Global ePoint subsidiary AirWorks will begin installation of the systems on the carrier's A330s this summer. Thomas Cook has been flying the AirWorks CDSS since early 2003 on its fleet of 17 757s, six A320s and two A330s. Separately, Global ePoint introduced an enhanced version of its AirWorks electronic flight bag that features full digital video recording and a CDSS integrated into a dual-redundant server.
Jul 11, 2005
Air Senegal took delivery of its third 737-700, which is equipped with winglets.
Jul 11, 2005
Emirates SkyCargo took delivery of the first of three converted A310-300Fs last week. The other two are scheduled to enter the airline's fleet by year end. The carrier also has two A380Fs on order, and when all deliveries are complete by 2008 its fleet will total 11 aircraft.
Aug 11, 2016
Australia's Melbourne Airport welcomed its inaugural Airbus A350 service with the arrival of Singapore Airlines' (SIA) flight SQ207 on Aug. 10.
Aug 10, 2016
Melbourne Airport welcomed the inaugural Airbus A350 service to Victoria, with the arrival of Singapore Airlines flight SQ207 on Aug. 10. Singapore Airlines will deploy the A350 to Melbourne through Oct. 22 when it will be redeployed on nonstop flights between Singapore and San Francisco from Oct. 23.
Aug 10, 2016
The technology failure is a significant negative mark on one of Delta’s key brand claims.
Aug 10, 2016
BAE Systems Regional Aircraft (BARA) is working on a new freighter conversion of the Avro RJ regional jet following a year’s work on developing the concept.
Aug 10, 2016
Embraer plans to reduce its workforce through a “voluntary dismissal program” for employees in Brazil in light of a challenging global aerospace environment.
Aug 10, 2016
Shanghai-based low-cost carrier (LCC) Spring Airlines plans to expand its fleet to 100 aircraft by 2018 to meet growing market demand, according to chairman Wang Zhenghua.
Aug 09, 2016
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will implement IATA’s standardized Cargo-XML messaging format within the next few months, IATA announced Aug. 8.
Aug 09, 2016
Philippines-based low-cost carrier (LCC) Cebu Pacific has ordered Rolls-Royce Trent 700 engines to power two new Airbus A330-300 aircraft from a July 29 order.